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f29a6b0f3fbdb7140eea16697624a9b5032309dd | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 05:51 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:21 EST, 30 October 2013 . Ryan Guntrip, 21, told his girlfriend he wished he had never got her pregnant before punching her in the stomach . A man who told his girlfriend he wished he had never got her pregnant before punching her in the... | Prosecutors could not prove Ryan Guntrip, 21, was responsible for death .
Guntrip, who has a history of violence, admitted assault by beating .
Court heard he flew into rage, and punched girlfriend Carina MacKay .
He was out on licence at time of incident for a previous domestic assault .
Colchester Magistrates jailed ... |
f29aad45af4468af406484398d72eb954d988efe | Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic will miss the Capital One Cup final after being sent off against Burnley on Saturday. The midfielder was shown a straight red after he pushed Ashley Barnes to the floor in retaliation for a terrible tackle by the Burnley man. Barnes mistimed his challenge, catching Matic with his studs,... | Nemanja Matic will miss Capital One Cup final through suspension .
Midfielder was shown a straight red during 1-1 draw with Burnley .
Matic pushed Ashley Barnes over following a horrific late challenge .
The Burnley player somehow escaped a card for the woeful tackle .
Chelsea 1-1 Burnley: Click here for the match repo... |
f29af50817eda07bc81339cce66911c414dd58a4 | ISIS is plotting to smuggle militants into Western Europe disguised as refugees so that they can launch devastating terror attacks, according to US intelligence sources. Encrypted communications unravelled by American military intelligence have revealed that Islamic State leaders are planning to take advantage of the '... | ISIS militants plan to enter Turkey disguised as refugees fleeing the fighting .
Hundreds of Kurds cross the 'chaotic' Syrian-Turkish border every day .
And it would be almost impossible to spot militants blending in with crowds .
From there they plan to travel through Europe equipped with fake passports .
New Trojan H... |
f29b76b369c3c6c60214c7e3628e9104eb37caf0 | (CNN) -- Calling him "arrogant and defiant," a Wayne County Circuit Judge on Tuesday sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail with no early release under the terms of a plea deal. Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick listens as he is sentenced Tuesday in Wayne County, Michigan. Kilpatrick... | Judge sentences former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to 120 days in jail, no early release .
Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to charges resulting from a sex scandal .
Kilpatrick resigned from office last month .
He was accused of blocking a criminal investigation into his office . |
f29ba6b59a2c717b6829ac07bf1d745beac1ff7b | Florence Crittenton High School in Denver, Colorado, enrolls students aged between 14 and 21 who require parenting assistance . The Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado states that more than 1,000 teenagers become pregnant every year in Denver County . The American Pregnancy Association states that around 469,000 b... | Florence Crittenton High School in Denver, Colorado, enrolls students aged between 14 and 21 who require parenting assistance .
The Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado states that more than 1,000 teenagers become pregnant every year in Denver County .
The American Pregnancy Association states that around 469,000 b... |
f29ba76f73696c0d6dfb80e81f5b3f14dcfd9569 | By . Sophie Borland . Lord Warner warned yesterday that the NHS is so short on cash it may have to start charging patients, but new figures have reveal it wasted £48million on non-jobs . The NHS is spending £46million a year on non-jobs such as ‘play and communication workers’, ‘carbon managers’ and ‘car park environme... | NHS employs 1,229 staff in non-job roles away from front line care .
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals pays communications director £92,300 .
Barts and the London hospital 'EU office director' is paid £87,500 .
In total NHS pays £3.5million to 'green' staff and £34million on PR . |
f29c1104609b8bd01be38bdaf60e492fc3345999 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:19 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:54 EST, 4 March 2014 . A former doctor and his wife have been arrested for allegedly murdering a woman in the home they rented from her in Aspen, Colorado - the tiny ski resort's first killing in 12 years. William Francis Styler III, 65... | William Francis Styler, 65, and his wife Nancy, 62, were arrested at a nearby motel on Monday and face charges of first-degree murder .
Nancy Pfister, 57, was found dead in her home on February 26, just 4 days after she returned from an extended trip to Australia .
She had written on Facebook that she was being forced ... |
f29ccfa4852f207367e094dfdfc304aaeb05957f | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 25 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:49 EST, 25 March 2013 . A brave woman who was sexually assaulted when she was a child by a predatory rapist known as the Pied Piper waived her anonymity to ensure he was jailed today for 25 years. Darren Purchase, who lived above a sweet shop in... | Darren Purchase, 44, abused eight people over three decades .
Reported to police after victims saw him surrounded by children on street .
Sentenced to 25 years for 'remarkable catalogue of sexual offending' |
f29d2f17fd94b91657b5b11a9759b5344bc4f2a6 | To an almost audible sound of thousands of hearts breaking in two, Benedict Cumberbatch has announced that he is off the market. The man widely seen as the most desired thespian in the world — despite looks that he himself compares to both an otter and Shergar the racehorse — has made it known that he is engaged to his... | Benedict Cumberbatch has announced that he is off the market .
Engaged to his girlfriend of five months, Sophie Hunter .
Cumberbatch has previously been linked to an array of beautiful women .
Linked to model Katia Elizarova, Star Trek co-star Alice Eve and Liv Tyler .
Dated actress Olivia Poulet, whom he met at univer... |
f29d60668fd0c8d95df8590c7d1484ac692e556d | Professional footballers take a lot of stick for their apparent lack of intelligence, but Roy Hodgson is keen to get his players away from that stereotype as he regularly tests them on their general knowledge. As England's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign gets underway, Hodgson is keen to keep his international players' b... | Roy Hodgson has been managing the England national team since 2012 .
He runs regular quiz nights to keep his players' brains ticking over .
Hodgson claims that footballers are some of the brainiest people he knows .
Football academies now ensure their players complete an education . |
f29d6b5ebd158c641e32c97972b1089bfd7f7fe2 | Her maternity style was widely applauded and copied by many women, and now Kimberley Walsh is turning into a fashion guru, giving advice to help others emulate her chic look. The former Girls Aloud star appeared on ITV's This Morning to give her top fashion tips and to put together some on-trend outfits. The 33-year-ol... | Former Girls Aloud star gave her top fashion tips on This Morning .
Talked through pastels, biker jackets and floral and stripes combined .
Praised the Queen for 'rocking top-to-toe pastel' |
f29dd2478dd7000ecce5d27fb9225c798572aec3 | Sister Madonna Buder isn't your average nun, nor your average 82-year-old woman for that matter. This spirited Washington-based senior has completed more than 340 triathlons - 45 of them the notoriously grueling 'Ironmans' - and she only started when she was 48. 'People often ask me how I train for these kinds of these... | Sister Buder is known as the 'Iron Nun' and only ran her first race when she was 48 .
Trained for triathlons on her nephew's bike and jogs to church .
Opens up about the eerie omen she received before running the 2013 Boston Marathon . |
f29de4fb4d2bb03ad796632ca23b3066852116c1 | Kim Jong-un does not appear to be any slimmer more than a week after it was first rumoured he'd had his stomach stapled in an operation in China. The bloated autocrat was pictured touring a home for retired scientists south of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, with his usual coterie of advisers and military men. The... | Kim was pictured touring a scientists' retirement home near Seoul .
North Korean leader last week appeared in public for first time in weeks .
Reputable sources say he was undergoing weight loss treatment in China .
Kim missed a number of public events because he was recovering in Beijing .
It is rumoured his weight ha... |
f29e4d47d2d495cadc44177ec59e48c857a314eb | Zoila Leiva was four-and-a-half months pregnant and looking forward to having twins when she received some terrible news - she had breast cancer. But the 42-year-old from Whittier in California, refused to have an abortion and was able to battle back to health and keep her precious sons despite undergoing chemotherapy.... | Zoila first told she had a benign cyst 10 months before breast cancer diagnosis .
Oncologist recommended immediate abortion of premature twins but mother refused . |
f29e55cc2f6142b2356542cdd600392c7dd000b7 | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 07:41 EST, 13 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:41 EST, 13 May 2013 . Rare and beautiful shots of alien-looking moon jellyfish have been captured by an Israeli photographer in the Red Sea. Photographer Yuzuru Masuda, 37, captured these stunning images of the moon jellyfish as he snork... | Rare photos show the moon jellyfish floating and being carried by the current in the Red Sea .
Moon jellyfish don't sting meaning the photographer could get as close to the jellyfish to touch it . |
f29e5d885ce3840f2400d76af7768985a0cd09f6 | By . Mark Duell and Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 06:47 EST, 20 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:16 EST, 20 August 2013 . There was once a time when this alley stank of rotten rubbish and was ruled by rats. Now it's a fragrant oasis of calm where residents, young and old love to spend their time. The transformation is ... | Once-dingy lane in Middlesbrough now haven of hanging baskets, trellises and trees with apples and pears .
Mavis Arnold has helped turn lane into a wonderland, while neighbouring alleys are still scruffy and rundown .
Alley was well-kept in 1960s but as the decades dragged on residents began to dump their rubbish on co... |
f29f3378920ce54b7d06d332a2c5651687b937c4 | A row between the Labour party and the White House has escalated after Harriet Harman accused Barack Obama of 'not really knowing what is going on'. Labour is furious at the US President's endorsement of David Cameron and the Tory economic election strategy less than four months before the election. Launching her secon... | Labour's deputy leader insists people in Britain not feeling the recovery .
US President used White House visit to hail the PM as a 'great friend'
Obama said US and UK economies are 'standing out' on the world stage .
Blow for Labour which has traditionally held close links with Democrats .
Irritation that Labour paid ... |
f29fa2009eef8b498b343dc669a471d70df16345 | By . Emma Lowe . PUBLISHED: . 18:30 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:08 EST, 12 March 2014 . Living on the edge: Mary Berry is going against the British tradition and serves her cheese before dessert . For decades she has been hailed as the definitive guide to traditional food. But when it comes to the order in w... | Mary Berry follows French tradition of serving cheese first .
Several viewers appear to disagree with the culinary queen . |
f29fc373d5dce60ee192a177a42d6fddbc911f33 | (CNN) -- Vice Presidential debates are usually treated as bores or curios. The best you can hope for is a misstep that makes the headlines the next day -- think Dan Quayle comparing himself to Jack Kennedy or Bob Dole lambasting all those "Democrat wars." But the debaters are auditioning to be understudy, so they usual... | With the race close, Thursday's VP debate matters in a new way, says Timothy Stanley .
Biden and Ryan embody the differences between the two parties, Stanley says .
Being younger and less erratic than Biden gives Ryan an edge, he says .
Stanley: As a rule, Biden does better in front of loud, sympathetic audiences . |
f2a030bf626bb111a418010b1abf5d77496d32c6 | Rare Andy Warhol paintings of Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando will hit the auction block at Christie's in New York City later this year, and are expected to fetch a rather nice sum. Triple Elvis (Ferus Type) and Four Marlons rate among Warhol's most famous portraits. The monumental paintings, each nearly 7 feet high, h... | Two rare paintings done by Andy Warhol will go on auction November 12 at Christie's in NYC .
The paintings, of Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, are being sold by German casino company WestSpiel and could make $130 million combined .
The record for a Warhol sold at auction is the $105.4 million his painting Silver Car C... |
f2a1ae56e7d4b60d81e03b8df3f613797896e482 | By . Wills Robinson . A spectator ran on to the circuit at Leicester Racecourse and sprinted alongside the horses, narrowly avoiding a horrific accident. Jockies riding in the Cream Gorse Handicap were forced to steer their horses either side of the man, who was wearing a pink shirt and black trousers, to avoid him. In... | Man ran on to the course and alongside the horses during the race .
Jockeys were forced to steer their horses either side to avoid an accident .
The favourite Illustrious Prince, ridden by Freddie Tylicki, won the race . |
f2a1d6a0042e621f35edf24e2fe7be9c94e9c816 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:32 EST, 4 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:50 EST, 5 December 2013 . The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves was postponed on Wednesday night because of smoky conditions inside the Mexico City Arena. The arena was evacuated about 45 minutes before th... | Smoke in Mexico City Arena forces the game to be postponed .
No fans were inside the arena when incident occurred .
The special international game will be replayed in Minneapolis later in the year . |
f2a224fe816d1404a86ea51bdee02852d143c149 | (CNN) -- A man convicted of crimes in connection with Detroit's organized-crime family claims to know where Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa's body was buried in 1975. Anthony Zerilli, 85, told New York's NBC 4 that Hoffa was buried in a Michigan field about 20 miles north of where he was last seen on July 30, 1975. "I'm as ... | Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared on July 30, 1975 .
A man connected with Detroit's organized-crime family says he knows where Hoffa was buried .
A former prosecutor says, "This is a man who would have been in the know"
The FBI declines to comment on the man's claims . |
f2a26666ce55f1800803d8f2d412720f2bee036e | By . Ray Massey . UPDATED: . 02:50 EST, 30 January 2012 . Network Rail is to plead guilty on Tuesday in a criminal prosecution brought against it over the tragic death of two teenage girls at an unmanned level crossing, rail bosses told the father of one of the victims last night. Best friends Olivia Bazlinton, 14, and... | Olivia Bazlington and Charlotte Thompson died at level crossing in Elsenham, Essex, in 2005 .
Victim's father says Network Rail will admit criminal charges in court tomorrow . |
f2a270a336b5cf29ef567433b93cbab44d157ba5 | By . Olivia Williams . PUBLISHED: . 06:10 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:33 EST, 11 July 2013 . A man who claims his tent, car and dog were snatched by aliens on a camping trip in Cardiff has spoken out about his harrowing experience. Keith Robins, 37, said that he looked on 'gobsmacked' as a fleet of 12 to 15 s... | Spacecraft 'stole Keith Robins' Datsun Cherry on a camping trip'
He claims it disappeared with an eight-week-old pit bull terrier still inside .
He and two friends were going to camp near Cardiff 'but aliens took their tent' |
f2a29b27a8884a7e2c56788e1f228edcbca5ecdb | President Obama (above) no longer has a viable national security strategy due to funding and troop cuts, a new report by The Heritage Foundation claims . The US military has become so depleted by cuts that it has been left only 'marginally able' to defend the nation. Decreases in the number of soldiers and naval ships ... | Report released by think tank The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday .
Claims US military can no longer achieve its objective of being able to fight two simultaneous wars .
Cuts to number of soldiers and naval ships leave US under-powered . |
f2a2b529dde2b57aab7f2c6ecb1cf4b92c621d1e | Richard Monkhouse, chairman of the Magistrates’ Association, said offenders are walking away with just a caution . Drug dealers who sell cannabis outside school gates are escaping with nothing more than a slap on the wrist, the Magistrates’ Association warned last night. Other serious offenders who are being let off wi... | Magistrates' Association chairman said offenders are being 'let off lightly'
Richard Monkhouse says public will wonder if justice system is 'broken'
Magistrates fear police are looking to settle cases 'quickly' without helping .
Police insisted drug users would not be eligible for a cannabis warning .
Since 2010, at l... |
f2a2f32f659f4976d375e41c1f1af0e420e73a59 | Zarko Udovicic, a footballer who was threatened at gunpoint after missing a crucial penalty during a game for Novi Pazar FC in Serbia . A Serbian footballer was threatened by a fan who forced his way into a dressing room and held a gun to his head because he missed a penalty during a match. Zarko Udovicic handed in an... | Zarko Udovicic missed a crucial penalty while playing for Novi Pazar FC .
Team then went on to lose the match against Belgrade side Rad FC .
Days later several men forced their way into the team's training ground .
Kicked down dressing room door and held a gun to the defender's head .
They then threatened to kill him f... |
f2a33441f77dc39aca905071d5821b0393258742 | (CNN) -- U.S. law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting Mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said Friday. The sweep involved several local, state and federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and I... | Law enforcement agencies work together to target Mexican drug cartel operations in the U.S.
$12 million, 282 weapons, 94 vehicles, 40,000 pounds of pot, 467 kilos of cocaine seized .
The coordinated bust began Wednesday and targeted operations around the U.S.
It comes a week and a half after a U.S. agent was killed whi... |
f2a34aed370531d6bfbec5c414fb13f389091b7f | Convicted rapist Ched Evans has moved step a closer to returning to professional football after it was revealed he will start training with former club Sheffield United this week. More than 150,000 people have signed an online petition urging the club not to let him return after he was jailed for five years for raping ... | Welsh footballer jailed for five years in 2012 for raping 19-year-old woman .
150,000 signed petition demanding Sheffield United refuse to sign him .
But club has admitted that striker Evans will start training this week .
Evans will not be paid by Sheffield United while he trains with the club .
He was freed from pris... |
f2a35842164fc5a48713645336b63d18a69210df | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 11:58 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:24 EST, 14 March 2013 . A man who won the lottery twice, scooping over £1.16 million in total, joked that he was not 'that bothered' by the wins and wanted more. George Traykov beat odds of one-in-438 million when he picked up a £160,873 Euro... | Geroge Traykov, 41, won the EuroMillions twice in just three years .
In 2011 he won a fortune of £1million and a later won a further £160,873 .
He does not have a set of special numbers but prefers to play lucky dip . |
f2a42f055804c0b18e3c7da78c144abe1ff36a4a | (CNN) -- A surveillance video captures the moment when a store clerk in Florida survived a bullet, thanks to his cell phone. It shows a robber pointing his gun at the clerk as he walks away from the counter. The clerk doubles over after the bullet strikes. But the clerk survived the shooting without serious injury beca... | The store clerk doubles over after the bullet hits him, a surveillance video shows .
He survived without serious injury because his cell phone blocked it .
"The bullet didn't go through, but it hit him," his co-worker says in a 911 call .
The shooting happened during an attempted robbery at a gas station in Florida . |
f2a456dd76ae064cf9afb40eabe298badbeecfac | Controversial Senator Jacqui Lambie has quit the Palmer United Party, announcing that Tasmanians, not Clive Palmer, 'are my boss'. She formally resigned from his party this morning and declared that she will not form nor join another party, claiming it was a case of 'once bitten, twice shy'. The Tasmanian Senator, 43, ... | Controversial Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has quit the Palmer United Party .
Now standing as an Independent, insisting 'Tasmanians are my boss'
Says her membership of PUP prevented her from voting in a way which was best for her home state of Tasmania .
Will fight for better pay for servicemen and women and to cont... |
f2a46160d75fe59afa9dbb80ee6163d9c77b88b1 | By . Andrew Levy . Elaine McKay, 58, is accused of starting a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy while working at a school in Essex . A married teaching assistant groomed a pupil more than four decades her junior for sex, a court heard yesterday. Elaine McKay, 58, allegedly exposed herself to the 15-year-old bo... | Elaine McKay accused of starting a sexual relationship with the 15-year-old .
Court heard teacher also sent him topless and explicit photographs .
It's claimed she also performed a sex act over messaging website Skype . |
f2a4a5af5e747fa95c38657312e1338893a2941c | By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 19:22 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:21 EST, 8 January 2014 . Police should mount patrols at polling stations in 16 towns and cities to combat vote-rigging, Britain’s elections watchdog warns today. The Electoral Commission has identified a list of areas considered ‘vulnerable’... | Electoral Commission identified areas considered ‘vulnerable’
The at-risk areas include Britain’s second city Birmingham .
Many of the areas identified have large south Asian communities . |
f2a4b9ceffc1628ddeb3d44061273392ac4a4c23 | A seven-year-old leukemia survivor from California gave an impassioned speech urging his school district to endorse upcoming legislation in support of vaccination. Rhett Krawitt may not have been big enough to reach the microphone without a chair, but he made his voice heard as he spoke of the illness he conquered. 'Fo... | Rhett Krawitt from Marin County, California urged his school to support upcoming vaccination bill .
Legislation will prevent parents from opting out of required vaccines for their children because of personal beliefs .
Rhett is not yet strong enough to be immunized against measles .
Father Carl recently asked his schoo... |
f2a4bc1e10284f57d0fe6ec82a169961078ad56e | (CNN) -- It's almost entirely illegal to use drones for money-making purposes in the United States. But a little Hollywood magic could change that. The U.S. government is considering a request from movie and TV producers to let them use unmanned aircraft to shoot aerial video. Currently, there's only one exemption to t... | Seven production companies have petitioned the FAA to use drones for aerial video .
The Motion Picture Association of America filed on behalf of them .
Currently, there's only one exemption to U.S. commercial-drone ban .
Companies want to use drones to shoot footage for movies, TV . |
f2a4db0c4fca515166184fa94418bebfe397cfa8 | England can still win the 2015 World Cup but the right lessons need to be learned from this tour — and there needs to be fundamental changes in the way we play which will have a considerable knock-on effect on selection. What we saw in the first half in Hamilton last night only reinforced what we witnessed in third qua... | England can still win 2015 World Cup, according to Sir Clive Woodward .
But lessons must be learned from disappointing tour of New Zealand .
Stuart Lancaster's side lost the series 3-0 with 36-13 defeat in final Test .
Woodward believes England coach was given impossible job on the tour . |
f2a4f727eb45273b2924267d7e797cd25e511c6f | I'm an American-Muslim and I despise Islamic terrorists. In fact, despise is not even a strong enough word to convey my true feelings about those who kill innocent people in the name of Islam. I hate them with every fiber of my being. I'm not going to tell you, "Islam is a religion of peace." Nor will I tell you that... | Dean Obeidallah says "despise" is not strong enough to convey how much he hates terrorism .
He says Islam is being wrongly defined by a tiny group of morally bankrupt terrorists .
American Muslims have denounced terror over and over, he says, but public hasn't heard .
Terrorists are motivated by politics, he says. Not ... |
f2a5055b25107ef51bd0ad9e013479d0ceedd014 | (CNN) -- Mary Peterson of Des Moines, Washington, doesn't believe the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu has been studied enough to get it for herself and her daughters, who are 1 and 3 years old. Mary Peterson's daughters, 3 and 1, will not be getting the new vaccine, she said. "I wrestled with it," she said. "I think the... | Dr. Mehmet Oz: "I bet half the people in the country have concerns"
The H1N1 vaccine is made with the same process as the seasonal flu shot .
Survey: Only 40 percent of adults are "absolutely certain" they will get vaccine .
Two key issues for skeptics are the safety of vaccine and their own vulnerability . |
f2a5118fdcf4fe194182de9466279a4f8dbb25ce | Curious toddlers can end up in the strangest of places when they learn to walk and start exploring. But the mother of this youngster was shocked to turn around while cleaning and find her daughter stuck fast in a bucket. Little Minnie Snodgrass had to be removed by firemen after clambering into the pail while her mothe... | Minnie Snodgrass climbed into bucket while mum, Gemma, was cleaning .
Shocked family rushed the tot to hospital but medics called in fire crews .
Firemen used bolt cutters to free 16-month-old Minnie from pail .
Mother says the youngster found all the fuss hilarious and enjoyed the fun .
But she says she'll be keeping ... |
f2a59760e3608e6b1512d52f6980d8afac63d357 | Super Siri? Students have given Siri a boost by allowing it to take photos, unlock cars and play songs on Spotify (pictured) Most people use Siri to set reminders or find destinations on a map. But now four students have managed to transform Apple’s voice-sensitive personal assistant in to a super helper - making it ca... | Students from the University of Pennsylvania developed the programme, which can be used on iPhones without being downloaded .
GoogolPlex uses a linguistic trick, servers and third party apps to help users get more from their phone using Siri .
It is in its early stages but allows users to use Spotify, post photos on In... |
f2a5e736d23bde953f50b4a05d9cae22523723cb | (CNN) -- An Australian man and his daughter have created a furor after going on television to admit an incestuous relationship which has produced two children. John Deaves and his daughter Jenny pictured in the 60 Minutes interview. John Deaves, 61, appeared on the 60 Minutes show with daughter Jenny, 39, and their chi... | Father and daughter reveal incest on Australian television show .
Couple have had two children, with one dying soon after birth .
Judge bans couple from having sex to prevent another pregnancy . |
f2a5f75a20abcba296944c778bee5af2353dc2ec | A Georgia man has been ordered to pay his former fiance $50,000 for 'breach of promise' and fraud after he left her for another woman. Melissa Cooper successfully sued her former lover Christopher Kelley after she gave up her job and moved in with him only to be thrown out when she discovered his relationship with anot... | The court ruled Christopher Kelley never intended to marry Melissa Cooper .
He carried on a secret relationship while engaged to her .
He tried to characterize their relationship as similar to prostitution . |
f2a6232dd4b1fb992a296ce38e7d7ef107164027 | By . Will Stewart . PUBLISHED: . 06:38 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:50 EST, 10 July 2013 . These are the first pictures of a female Russian aristocrat's bespoke dentures - made for her by Faberge from platinum and gold. The mystery noble woman's remains were found in a church near St Petersburg during an arche... | Mystery noble woman's remains were found in a church near St Petersburg .
Her identity remains a puzzle and for now she is known only as Lady X .
Died aged between 50-60 in all probability at the start of the 20th century . |
f2a668144fbd6f5100462ff1c617b2648094a8be | (Mental Floss) -- When it comes to parasites, it's all about perspective. You may call a lifetime of growing and feeding off another organism lazy, but we call it opportunistic. In fact, these life-sucking go-getters have managed to carve out some of the most ingenious survival strategies in the world. This snapper ref... | Cymothoa exigua destroys fish's tongue .
Sacculina carcini turns victim into zombie .
Guinea Worms can only be removed inch-by-inch .
Filarial Worms are second-leading cause of permanent disability . |
f2a67d1fdc9beaf31f048ef653a48d423e95add4 | During a month filled with dropped points and squandered chances, Liverpool have missed an absent striker and, after Everton’s visit, they do so once more. Liverpool, of course, are a different proposition without Luis Suarez but the player they could have done with most in the 223rd Merseyside derby was his sidekick. ... | Liverpool missed Daniel Sturridge in 1-1 draw with Everton .
Striker has been out for most of September with thigh injury .
Brendan Rodgers joined Sturridge in extra training on Sunday .
Mario Balotelli missed two great chances against Everton . |
f2a7bdd15c134016e31bea0a940c28472a2e9a73 | (CNN) -- A four-minute video lampooning your image as an international statesman is not the ideal start to a foreign tour. But this week, Australia's increasingly unpopular Prime Minister Tony Abbott will put an unflattering viral video behind him as he embarks on a 10-day trip to Indonesia, France, Canada and the U.S.... | Australian, Indonesian leaders to meet for first time in six months Wednesday .
Relationship soured over phone tapping allegations and asylum seeker policy .
Australian PM is struggling in opinion polls after delivering painful budget .
From Indonesia, Abbott will travel to France, Canada and the U.S. |
f2a8a27f1a1e8f57211ecb3c698e92a77f9ee03b | NEW YORK (CNN) -- The wife of accused swindler Bernard Madoff pulled $15.5 million out of a Madoff-related brokerage firm in Massachusetts in the weeks before his arrest, authorities there disclosed Wednesday. Bernard Madoff is under 24-hour house arrest in his Upper East Side luxury apartment. The withdrawals by Ruth... | NEW: Ruth Madoff made withdrawals in November and December .
Money taken from Massachusetts company "intertwined" with New York company .
Madoff faces one charge of securities fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison . |
f2a8a33834a48892aff74c91eebd69bcc4d4502b | By . David Mccormack . and Associated Press Reporter . Jacob Lavoro is accused of selling the brownies for $25 and is facing felony charges that carry stiff penalties, ranging from five years to life in prison . A 19-year-old Texas man is facing possible life in prison for making brownies laced with marijuana and hash... | Jacob Lavoro is accused of selling the brownies for $25 in Williamson County, Texas .
He is facing felony charges that carry stiff penalties, ranging from five years to life in prison .
His lawyers argue that lab tests show there was only 2.5 grams of marijuana's psychoactive ingredient, THC, in the brownies .
Pot lega... |
f2a8a68e84a47f241540bf700a83f5c0bf50aa79 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:01 EST, 5 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:44 EST, 6 December 2012 . Breast check: Women are recommended to feel their breasts regularly and go to the GP if they notice any changes . Breast cancer deaths can be halved after 10 years of treatment with the drug tamoxifen, resea... | Tamoxifen is an anti-oestrogen drug that was developed over 30 years ago .
Most of the extra protection occurred after the end of the 10 year treatment period . |
f2a8c9a910c011cf3373e8d01c920558cdd9dfb5 | McDonald's is attempting to trademark the term 'McBrunch and filed the trademark application for McBrunch back in July. It's unclear what the The Golden Arches actually plan to do with the trademark, however four years ago Burger King trialed a brunch menu in select markets, but ultimately scrapped the idea. A McDonald... | Fast food chain has been struggling in recent years.
August was its worst sales in a decade .
Other franchises such as Taco Bell and Dunkin Donuts have increased amount of breakfast items on offer .
McDonald's hoping to appeal to millennials who 'do brunch' on the weekend .
Firm has refused to confirm what its exact pl... |
f2a9160fb45d8c8bb00c76f4a51441338d528502 | An elderly woman who has admitted to killing her husband 28 years ago and she has only been sentenced to spend six months in jail. Carolyn Sue Krizan-Wilson entered a guilty plea in the unsolved mystery of who killed her husband Roy McCaleb on September 20, 1985. McCaleb's children are happy with her guilty plea and fe... | Carolyn Krizan-Wilson admitted to killing her husband Roy McCaleb while he slept in their Texas home in 1985 .
At the time, she told police that an intruder raped her and then killed her husband before she tried using the gun against him as he ran off .
She has been sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probatio... |
f2a94e725639a6abc710df3b815ea5272b1136a8 | (CNN) -- On Wednesday, I wrote a not-at-all controversial column on this website titled, "The argument for eating dog." The piece ran with a visual essay on CNN Photos about the illegal dog meat trade in Southeast Asia, which is just awful to look at. I argued that the dog trade should be cleaned up and made more human... | John Sutter responds to criticism of his column on the ethics of eating dog .
Sutter: "To be clear, I'm not saying people should eat dog"
"I'm saying we should rethink what we eat and why"
Social media "explodes" over a tweet about the column, as The Week put it . |
f2a99e9da4f3bf012533cb6774a5f02ebbd681d1 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 12:17 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:54 EST, 16 April 2013 . Eight-year-old Jessica, with foster mother Carolyn, has become the first person to have her . life-saving oxygen supply transported in her toy luggage . An eight-year-old girl has become the first person to be given ... | Eight-year-old Jessica needs oxygen from a tank to avoid brain damage .
Suffers from conditions such as cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease .
Current mobile oxygen supplies were too big, so her mum had to carry them .
Has now had her Trunki - a toy suitcase - modified to carry the cylinder . |
f2aa0e6f25ef100b1b8bf8e334342f78964a6b7f | Liverpool are giving serious consideration to making a move for Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand as Brendan Rodgers attempts to fill the club’s troublesome left-back position. Bertrand is ready to leave Stamford Bridge this summer in search of regular first-team football after nine years with the club. Liverpool manager ... | Left-back position has been troublesome for Brendan Rodgers .
Liverpool manager giving serious consideration to bidding for Bertrand .
Rodgers previously worked with Bertrand at Chelsea academy .
Bertrand is seen as a possible alternative to Sevilla's Alberto Moreno . |
f2aa10d82a19652e658b932cf17cf255d3fc9b1f | (CNN) -- NASCAR driver Tony Stewart won't face charges in connection with the on-track death of sprint car racer Kevin Ward Jr., a New York district attorney announced Wednesday. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR top series champion, was driving a dirt-track car when the right rear tire hit Ward, who was walking on the trac... | Family of Kevin Ward Jr. still blames Stewart, indicates might pursue other legal options .
Ward Jr. was killed during a break in a dirt-track race when he was hit by Stewart's car .
Ward was under the influence of marijuana, district attorney says .
Stewart says he will keep Ward in his thoughts . |
f2aabb26a201a49ab16977d8fc01f37e969f01eb | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 16:41 EST, 17 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:54 EST, 18 September 2012 . Shocking footage has emerged of a girl as young as eight speaking of her love for Jihad and the Syrian uprising during a video filmed at a Muslim conference in Sydney. The little girl made the controversial ... | Little girl addressed a crowd at Muslims Rise conference in Sydney .
The event was held by the Australian chapter of Hizb ut-Tahrir .
The video emerged as the city deals with the fallout from violent riots . |
f2ab2310d18c1bd12f2a5b199c525dc8e9947ba1 | (CNN) -- A third suspect has been arrested in the California death of a deployed Marine's wife, authorities said. Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino, 36, was taken into custody Thursday night in connection with the death of Brittany Killgore, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Authorities did not say wh... | Brittany Killgore's body was found in a rural area in April .
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday .
Two suspects have already pleaded not guilty . |
f2abb4e0a13bae64948b7a384325e64268b4ac2d | New Zealand look determined to teach Stuart Lancaster's weakened England side a lesson as they were put through their paces ahead of Saturday's showdown at Eden Park. The All Blacks won all 14 of their test matches in 2013, becoming the first team to ever do so, and are looking toward next year's defence of the Rugby W... | New Zealand have lost just once since winning the Rugby World Cup three years ago - to England in 2012 .
All Blacks won all 14 of their test matches in 2013, and were the first team in the professional era to do so .
Face a weakened England on Saturday at Eden Park in first of three tests .
England coach Stuart Lancast... |
f2abc0a73c4c9d5c011408a00cc36bd40447dbed | By . Peter Allen In Paris . Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was today cleared of corruption charges which could have seen him jailed for three years. The 58-year-old politician had been accused of accepting brown envelopes stuffed with cash from Liliane Bettencourt, the l'Oreal heiress. But judges investigating... | Nicolas Sarkozy, the 58-year-old politician denies any wrong-doing .
He still faces other criminal enquiries, all related to alleged illegal funding .
He said he visited Liliane Bettencourt only once and did not ask for money .
Investigators suspect that £3.5m worth of her money ended up in Mr Sarkozy's party UMP . |
f2abed306b0e082c6c298d46b8254414771fa758 | By . Kieran Corcoran . Tracey Emin's controversial My Bed artwork has sold for £2.2million to an anonymous buyer at Christie's in London on Tuesday night. Before the auction, Emin said that she would like her controversial unmade bed artwork to stay in the UK - but that she doubted this would be possible as there would... | My Bed features condoms, worn knickers, cigarette butts and vodka bottles .
Turner Prize nominated piece sold for £2.2million at Christie's, London .
Seller Charles Saatchi had expected to net between £800,000 and £1.2m .
Emin would prefer the work to go on display rather than a private collection . |
f2ac3ca65bddbe915a08eb24ad8aded6f008a206 | (CNN) -- Jeremy Lin has taken the basketball world by storm, but boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. claims the hype surrounding the NBA's new sensation is based on his ethnic background rather than his talent. Lin has had a fairytale rise to fame after inspiring the New York Knicks to a five-game winning streak and scori... | Boxer Floyd Mayweather claims the Jeremy Lin hype is based on the player's race .
New York Knicks' Lin has taken the NBA by storm, scoring a record amount of points .
Lin has inspired the Knicks to a five-game winning streak and outshone Kobe Bryant .
Mayweather said he was speaking up on behalf of other NBA players . |
f2ac95643e8d262c1ba87b08c6348b0c770f7ef9 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 08:38 EST, 19 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:04 EST, 19 November 2013 . What's the absolute worst thing a new partner can do in bed the first time you share one with them and are trying to get to sleep? Surprisingly, most of us would rank being too liberal with the cuddles as more... | Excessive cuddling, snoring and dirty sheets are worst habits .
Ergoflex have compiled bed-sharing etiquette guide .
Horror stories include finding third party's knickers in bed . |
f2ace9db8511cf2ddad57daba4710dd6b77fef3b | When Sam Faiers stepped into the Celebrity Big Brother house last week, she showcased a toned new figure in a flattering white jumpsuit. The TOWIE star lost a staggering 23lbs in the build-up the the Channel 5 show - but not without hard work. The 23-year-old, who reveals she piled on weight by comforting eating when i... | Star shed 23lbs following split and lost 3 inches off her waist .
Previously put on weight because she enjoyed 'comfort' of relationship .
Admits she'd 'let herself go' and the added weight made her face 'puffy'
Sam's diet combined no .
carbs, little alcohol and punishing interval training . |
f2ad23c40eb01503d81b4dafbade73d1e1923f2b | The refusal of the US government to pay the $132 million ransom demanded by James Foley's ISIS captors has exposed the grubby payments that compliant European nations make for their kidnapped citizens around the world. Because while the US and the UK categorically do not negotiate with terrorists and present a united f... | Since 2008 it is estimated that ISIS and al-Qaeda has raked in $125 million in ransom payments .
Most of this money has been paid by European governments .
Ransom payments are now the second largest source of income for terrorist groups .
ISIS demanded ransom of $132 million for safe return of James Foley .
The United ... |
f2ad32ba76d03809ac51bd9a17db6a4695cff669 | The Duchess of Cambridge made a beeline for a group of flag-waving children as she arrived at a London Primary School this morning. Wearing a shocking salmon pink dress by her new favourite label, Goat, Kate sank to her knees to chat to youngsters who cheered and waved the English flag. She wore her long brown locks in... | Kate visited Blessed Sacrament School in Islington, north London .
Viewing progress of M-PACT Plus, a project which addresses addiction in families .
She was joined by comedian John Bishop, who also supports the cause .
Duchess wore salmon pink dress by Goat . |
f2ad35fe5c5ee24153c8597b6bfd9190b4c7df1c | By . Sophie Jane Evans . PUBLISHED: . 06:46 EST, 9 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:50 EST, 9 March 2014 . A man has taken up diving to try to find his wife's body - three years after she went missing in the Japanese tsunami. Yasuo Takamatsu, 57, has been searching for his wife, Yuko, since she was swept away by towering... | Yasuo Takamatsu, 57, lost his wife, Yuko, then 47, in the Japanese tsunami .
He has now taken up scuba diving in desperate bid to find his wife's body .
'She may never be discovered, but I have to keep looking,' said bus driver .
Massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake devastated country on March 11, 2011 .
Quake sent a tower... |
f2ad4bea633a638b05ff44bc79033e6371be5edd | CLICK HERE to read the Super Bowl XLIX match report . Giddy fans of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots chanted 'Brady! Brady!' and clambered atop massive snowbanks for better views as players danced and waved their way through Boston in a Wednesday parade celebrating their fourth NFL title. Well-wishers blew ... | New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 to win the NFL Super Bowl XLIX .
Quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP for the third time in his fourth Super Bowl victory .
Patriots fans packed the streets of Boston to celebrate the champion's victory parade . |
f2ad5da925d9fb972ac11e9f9fd6dacfeb697919 | (CNN) -- My heart goes out to Brittany Maynard, who is dying of brain cancer and who wrote last week about her desire for what is often referred to as "death with dignity." Yet while I have every sympathy for her situation, it is important to remember that for every case such as this, there are hundreds -- or thousands... | Legal assisted suicide can seem acceptable on individual basis, says Marilyn Golden .
But in a profit-driven health care system like the U.S. it can be dangerous, Golden says .
Diagnoses of terminal illness are often wrong, writes Golden . |
f2ad9313ed4fc30f385273b1b6b003d137443113 | These are the thrill seekers risking their lives on Britain’s coasts to capture 'weather bomb selfies'. Among them was Stuart Kinnear, who posed at Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, as the country was hit by swells of up to 60ft and winds of 80mph. And a woman was pictured photographing herself in fr... | People pictured taking weather selfies in Blackpool and Northern Ireland .
It comes as Britain is hit by 60ft swells and 80mph winds this week .
Maritime and Coastguard Agency urges people to avoid taking risks . |
f2adab01a2c552a269080010db5626206021556a | (InStyle.com) -- Michelle Obama dazzled on the dance floor Tuesday night at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington, wearing an elegant, one-shouldered ivory gown created for her by 26-year-old designer, Jason Wu. First lady Michelle Obama dazzled in a Jason Wu original gown. The one-of-a-kind silk chiffon confec... | First lady's elegant, one-shouldered ivory gown created by 26-year-old Jason Wu .
The one-of-a-kind silk chiffon confection was embellished with organza rosettes .
Michelle Obama has tradition of wearing American designers from other nations .
Her time-saving shopping secret -- buying on the Internet . |
f2ade8b66de3768b857345057ff5c5ac1685f0f9 | (CNN) -- Pre-order response to the iPhone 5 has been massive, outstripping expectations of analysts, who were bullish on Apple's latest smartphone to begin with, and apparently of Apple itself. Apple received more than 2 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours, double the number it got for last year's record-setting i... | iPhone 5 pre-sales outstrip expectations .
Apple has pushed back the shipping date on pre-orders three to four weeks .
Analysts: 10 million iPhone 5s could be sold by Monday . |
f2ae46f77bb173bab7dec627268df0118d3dee8d | Two of Australia’s most wanted jihadis are suspected of starring in a sickening new Islamic State beheading video. In the execution clip, Sydney man Khaled Sharrouf - heavily bearded, dressed in khaki and holding a knife - appears to stand behind a man in black who IS claims is a ‘spy’. Watching on is a gang of men, on... | A man who looks like wanted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf holds a large knife .
He decapitates a man who the video claims is a 'spy'
A man who resembles fellow Sydney jihadi Mohamed Elomar also features .
He stands in the background with a large rifle as the sickening act occurs .
Elomar has reportedly recently been recru... |
f2ae8125bfb0bfb95cb760a242c33d3890690db7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 12:04 AM on 4th July 2011 . Could be you: A lucky ticket holder won $105million in the Virginia Lottery, but has not yet come forward . Someone has won $105million, but they might not know it yet. So if you bought a lotto ticket in Virginia recently, check those numbers! Lotte... | Ticket was bought at Giant Food in Herndon, Virginia .
No one has claimed the prize yet . |
f2afe61d39e3d3b22016b9330d67d94443399b7f | Calum Chambers first came to Arsene Wenger's attention in Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Southampton in January. Chambers moved to the Emirates Stadium for £12million in the summer and has been a virtual ever-present for the Gunners, playing at right back and deputising at centre half. 'I was impressed by his understanding of t... | Chambers moved to the Emirates from Southampton in the summer .
He has been an ever-present for the first team since his £12million switch .
Chambers, 19, played the full 90 mins in Arsenal's 1-0 win on Wednesday . |
f2b06b40836fc217f78800762ae964c72ac73142 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday. Chris Brown, at court Monday, will serve five years probation and must do jail time or community service. Brown, 20, faced charges of assaulting his pop s... | NEW: Singer reaches plea deal over attack on girlfriend .
Singer will serve five years of probation, do community service .
Brown pleaded not guilty earlier in connection with assault on Rihanna .
Brown will undergo domestic violence counseling, judge said . |
f2b1200263d048f80699a0f1b85ed6fa9b05c26e | (CNN) -- Syria's president says he'll welcome the return of U.N. investigators to follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use in his country. "We've been asking them to come back to Syria to continue their investigations," President Bashar al-Assad told Fox News in an interview broadcast Wednesday. Al-Assad s... | NEW: Bashar al-Assad: "Syria never obeyed any threat" from the United States .
U.N. inspectors will follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria .
Russia slams a U.N. report on chemical weapons use, calling it "distorted"
Jane's editor in chief sees no "compelling evidence" indicating who used sarin . |
f2b18ad7ffe20537aba38d6335309982baabb57f | By . James Daniel . When James Garcia recently learned that his dog Elmo had just a few months left to live, he decided not to waste one minute left his his best friend. The New York man got the news earlier this month that the 16-year-old dog he co-parents with his ex was dying of liver cancer, bladder disease and ren... | James Garcia recently learned that his dog Elmo has just a few months to live .
Garcia has since started taking Elmo to all of his favorite New York sites to say goodbye to the dog he has owned for 16 years . |
f2b1978ec53f00a814ac059ea3ebda41c5cc980d | Atletico Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to two points as they cruised to victory over Sevilla. The La Liga champions sealed a routine win over the visitors with first-half goals from Koke and Saul Niguez, as well as a penalty from Raul Garcia and a goal in the closing stages from Raul Jimenez, secur... | The La Liga champions cruised to victory with first-half goals from Koke and Saul Niguez putting the hosts firmly in the ascendancy .
Raul Garcia's penalty extended Atletico's lead with his first of the season .
Substitute Raul Jimenez then scored his first ever goal for the club to complete the rout as Madrid turned o... |
f2b218bb26e90f69417d7d328ba0931dfcb6ffc0 | David Pedersen who murdered four people in 2011 was treated to a lavish meal in an Oregon prison after he cooperated and admitted his guilt in the last two killings . A white supremacist killer who went on a nine-day spree which left four people dead was treated to a slap-up meal as a 'thank-you' from the state attorne... | David Pedersen was sentenced to life in prison today for the murders of Reginald Clark, 53, and 19-year-old Cody Myers .
He admitted to murdering his father and stepmother in 2012 and was sentenced to life in prison .
Pedersen, a white supremacist, went on a nine-day killing rampage in 2011 with his 27-year-old girlfri... |
f2b21c4c80b3630b8edfa48e1d8a6506f67b40e7 | DALLAS (CNN) -- There was no impassioned plea to pass immigration reform. But the image was unmistakable. The sight of former President George W. Bush welcoming newly sworn-in citizens at a naturalization ceremony at his library and museum in Dallas on Wednesday offered a sharp contrast to the hardening opposition to i... | Bush made speech at a naturalization ceremony at his presidential library .
Former president's speech comes same day House GOP discuss immigration reform .
In interview last week, Bush said bill should be passed because system is broken .
Bush tried and failed to get reform passed in his second term in office . |
f2b26173a1e5e1c111776fa0d0d3c6f8f61b934b | Barcelona thanked Thomas Vermaelen for turning down Manchester United and reassured supporters his injury problems are behind him when the 28-year-old central defender was presented at the Camp Nou on Sunday. Referring to United, Barcelona’s Sporting Director Andoni Zubizarreta said: 'He had offers from one of the bigg... | Vermaelen showed off his ball control skills at the Nou Camp following official completion of £15m move from Arsenal .
Belgium international defender has signed a five-year contract .
Heavily linked with Manchester United over the summer .
Barcelona chiefs rubbished doubts about his injury record .
Former Arsenal team-... |
f2b28370f40fa6a491d8328f0e38f87f4eae46ec | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An explosives-filled car slammed into a U.S. Consulate vehicle in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, authorities said. There was confusion about the extent and severity of injuries as a result of the blast. Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said "two U.S. ... | There is confusion about the extent and severity of injuries as a result of the blast .
An explosives-laden car smashed into a vehicle from the U.S. Consulate .
The attack took place near the offices of the consulate and UNHCR .
The consulate has been the target of earlier attacks . |
f2b3fd29eac3906bb1b60af4d77d8c52e6208593 | Driving tests should have a distinction grade to improve road safety, a Tory minister has said. Skills minister Matthew Hancock said it is wrong that would-be drivers can only pass or fail. He said that if there was a higher level to aspire to, insurance firms would be able to offer cheaper premiums to the best drivers... | Matthew Hancock says it's wrong would-be drivers can only pass or fail .
Skills minister believes there should be higher level for drivers to go for .
Insurance firms would then offer cheaper premiums to the best drivers . |
f2b4042532cc6488ae67ab03a1e7290569b4480f | By . Tara Brady . Gifted linguist and pianist Colin Achgill, 18, had been a student at Atlantic College for almost a year . A talented young musician at a prestigious boarding school leapt to his death after his school prom, an inquest has heard. Gifted linguist and pianist Colin Achgill, 18, moved from the United Stat... | Colin Achgill, 18, won place at Atlantic College on the Welsh coast .
The student had travelled from Indianapolis to study at prestigious college .
He had previously spent a year studying in China .
International private school is housed in the 12th century St. Donat’s Castle .
Colin jumped to his death from the cliff ... |
f2b5004feaad9f19a73d2f50eaadb9899a89a41d | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani armed forces have killed 80 militants since launching an assault on a region recently held by the Taliban, the military announced Sunday. Displaced people from Buner district flee the fighting. Three soldiers have been killed and eight wounded in the crackdown in the Buner distric... | Pakistani security forces kill at least 80 militants in country's tribal region .
Pakistani army has been waging a week-long crackdown on Taliban .
Three soldiers killed, eight wounded in crackdown in northwest of country . |
f2b520aafbccf1b6b2b5a64b8575071ef319d530 | The Scottish Rugby Union are urging all former international players to take part in a ground-breaking study set up to investigate the long-term effects on the brain of playing the sport. Research into American Football has shown former players are four times more likely to suffer conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Mot... | Links between concussion and conditions including Alzheimer's in NFL .
Rugby forced to contemplate the possibility of similar connection .
Former Scotland captain Chris Paterson on of several stars to sign up . |
f2b5684531ee381e60b9d59c5ce406fa86fdf124 | (CNN) -- Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a champion for freedom, civil rights and justice. I was blessed to be with him the last weekend before his death. I remember the trauma he felt as a result of his opposition to the war in Vietnam. Before going to Memphis, King h... | Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson: King's work was not about complexion, but direction .
He says if King were alive today, he would fight against poverty, polarization .
Jackson: King fought for a one, big-tent America, everybody in and nobody out . |
f2b572d26a58cd973611dba5c775c080e0bcfa82 | Barack Obama and White House challenger Mitt Romney are on track to raise more than $2 billion by Election Day – making it by far the most costly presidential race in history. By November 6, both candidates will have each passed the $1 billion barrier in donations. Mr Obama is already there, according to financial disc... | The eye-popping figure puts the election on track to be the costliest in modern U.S. history .
With weeks before the election, both camps insist they will continue to push for even more money .
It comes amid a campaign finance system vastly altered by the proliferation of 'super' political action committees (PACs)
The ... |
f2b59f9a290bbf9fe0e3866e906cc635d6781265 | By . Helen Lawson . PUBLISHED: . 10:10 EST, 16 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:50 EST, 17 June 2013 . A baboon was shot dead today when it escaped from a zoo during a fight with other males who were trying to abduct its mate. The baboon was killed after it managed to climb over the perimeter fence at Knowsley Safari Park... | Male baboon was shot by staff at Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside .
It had been rounded on by 20 male baboons trying to abduct its female mate . |
f2b5d436c26d2eb3ec431a2408efe0fce5b844c0 | Tottenham have completed the signing of USA international DeAndre Yedlin on a four-year deal. The 21-year-old right back will remain with Seattle Sounders before joining Mauricio Pochettino's side for the 2015/16 season campaign. Speaking to the club's official website, Yedlin said: 'I’m very excited to come to the Pre... | Tottenham sign USA international DeAndre Yedlin on four-year deal .
Defender will remain with Seattle Sounders and join Spurs at start of 2015/16 season .
Yedlin looking forward to the challenge of the Premier League . |
f2b5f760046b516fcc2e635cd89a0142a675ca98 | (CNN) -- Meet the future. Her name is Maya Shaoolian. She is 2 years old. Maya is just learning the basics of reading and writing, but she's a veteran of technology. She's been using an iPad since she was 1, says her father, Gabriel Shaoolian, the founder and CEO of marketing agency Blue Fountain Media. It's fun for he... | Messaging has progressed from e-mails to texts, tweets, Vines and Instagram pics .
Young people, especially, communicate through visuals and short bits of text .
Professor: Brevity "encourages people to distill ideas down to their core"
Neurosurgeon: "The nuances we pick up through text we can also learn visually" |
f2b66af1db56e5cf19d4895129b0c4d4fa1caa1e | Neymar's recovery from the back injury he suffered at the World Cup is continuing apace as the Barcelona forward enjoys a holiday with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine in Spain. The couple are relaxing on the beaches in Ibiza as the Brazil star - complete with spinal support - completes his rehabilitation. Neymar . was rule... | Neymar relaxes on holiday with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine .
The couple are in Spain as he continues recovery from back injury .
Set to link up with new signing Luis Suarez on his Barcelona return . |
f2b68ab036b4ee2bf1f23a76a51615383ef4f32d | (CNN) -- Free elections 20 years ago this week in Poland marked the unraveling of the Soviet bloc of Eastern European nations and the beginning of market reforms. Shipyard workers hold Solidarity trade union flags on the anniversary of free elections in Poland. The events of June 1989 also marked the turning point for... | Twenty years after democracy Poland has strongest economy in former Soviet bloc .
The country's economy has grown every year since 1992 .
By export it ranks 22nd in the world, ahead of Australia and India .
Shipyards like Gdansk, home of the democracy movement, struggle to survive . |
f2b70ba43accc098ab613a0d1958a866610c0652 | By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 9:54 PM on 22nd August 2011 . It's been a bad few years for the disgraced Eliot Spitzer - but things could be about to get worse. Now the former New York governor has been hit with huge libel lawsuits totalling $90million over a column he wrote for a magazine website about an insurance... | Criticism relates to 'They Still Don't Get It’ in August 2010 on Slate.com .
Lawsuits filed by two former executives of Marsh & McLennan Cos .
Spitzer's article suggested corporate wrongdoers should be prosecuted . |
f2b7190f9750fac10d8e7ec8f86f0fd5e234d466 | (CNN) -- English rugby coach Dean Richards has been banned from coaching for three years for his part in masterminding a fake blood injury to one of his players. English rugby coach Dean Richards admitted asking his player to fake an injury using artificial blood. In a scandal dubbed "bloodgate" the 46-year-old admitte... | English rugby coach Dean Richards banned for role in "bloodgate"
Coach asked player to use fake blood to feign injury in order to be replaced .
Richards is not the first sports person to break the rules in order to win .
Sound Off: Do you agree with CNN's list of sport's most notorious rulebreakers? |
f2b78ed4d44c4c9f0728ca3184f619939de3cca8 | Manchester United will hold a meeting on Friday to decide whether to spend big on a defender in the next two weeks. Manager Louis van Gaal will meet United officials to formulate plans for this transfer window and the summer. Buying a new right back will top the agenda with Everton’s Seamus Coleman, 26, and Southampton... | Manchester United transfer news: Louis van Gaal to meet with club officials .
Man Utd boss will discuss the possibility of signing a defender in January .
With a right back high on the agenda the Reds are interested in Seamus Coleman of Everton and Nathaniel Clyne of Southampton .
United will also discuss if it is time... |
f2b7d0e2b8e398c210290bd8804961b9e2d616d0 | (CNN) -- Hermine dumped rain on the San Antonio, Texas, area Tuesday before bringing the same, along with tornado watches and flash-flood warnings, to the central and northern parts of the state. As of 8 p.m. ET, the center of Hermine, downgraded to a tropical depression, was about five miles (about eight kilometers) s... | NEW: Hermine downgraded to tropical depression .
Tornado watches issued in north Texas .
Hermine triggers flooding and road closures in San Antonio .
All coastal watches and warnings for Hermine have been canceled . |
f2b7e5893265e9fa4514b5041a131ae035880725 | By . Joshua Gardner . and Associated Press . As weather conditions begin to favor the struggle to tame wildfires that have burned through hundreds of square miles in Washington State, incredible drone footage that drives home the truly devastating impact of the blaze has been released. Th aerial footage taken by Chelan... | The footage taken by Chelan HD Productions puts a startling aerial perspective on burned homes, businesses and woodlands .
Forecasters say wet, calm conditions favorable to fighting the blaze may come by Wednesday .
The weekend marked a week of the inferno raging unabated . |
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